It can be a pure 'make-in-India' story in the making. Ever since the US has decided to pull out of the historic 'Paris Accord on Climate Change,' the weather for the renewable sector in the country is turning out to be exciting.

India, with more than 14,000 MW of installed solar power capacity, is one of the fastest growing markets in the world. In September 2017, the country crossed 60,000 MW of renewable energy capacity, which includes mainly wind and solar energy.

Vikram Solar said it has commissioned an 80 MW solar grid-connected PV power project, developed under the Jawaharal Nehru National Solar Mission Phase II Batch IV Tranche-I Scheme at Gujarat solar park for Gujarat Industries Power Company. According to a company statement, Vikram Solar will also provide O&M service to the plant for a period of 10 years.

KOR Energy (India) Pvt. Ltd, has successfully installed a 100 kWp grid tied rooftop solar system at Delhi Public School (DPS), Varanasi. The project has a power generation capacity of 145,000 units/year and is the National Solar Mission.

Solar powered primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Chhattisgarh admitted over 50 per cent more patients and conducted almost twice the number of child deliveries in a month compared to power-deficit PHCs without a solar system, according to study released today by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).